The “Fort Greene Dreams” is the story about the narrator, Nelson George who moved to Fort Greene, east of the Brooklyn from Jamaica, Queens. His new life at Fort Greene became his turning point, influence his life and the grow of his craft, creation. Even though living in Fort Greene was different with the life in Jamaica, Queens. However, the change gave him a fantastic life. A wonderful and fancy apartment, great, convenient transportation, moreover, George, as a music and culture critic, journalist, music editor, and filmmaker, he was always stimulated by the black culture in that period and inspired by the talent people around him; since most of his neighbors were vital writers, designers, musicians, and actors. Living in 19 Willoughby, George not only found his passion in life, and the muse, he also found out what kind the writer, lover, and son he was. He understand himself was more like his mother, a mentor, who supported  and gave advises to the aspiring artists around him. Also, by being close to those artists struggling from lost and exciting from won, he drew the lessons from them and applied those lessons to himself. To “achieving sustained excellence” became his philosophy and gave him “patience and perspective to success”.